Editing your site!OK... time to make some changes to your site! Exciting, huh?

Logging in

Your KiwiSchools Account Manager will have emailed you login details: email address and password. You'll need to use these any time you (or a colleague) wants to edit your site.

Keep these handy but private! Obviously, security is an issue here as you don't want just anybody hacking away at your precious school website!

Your site has an Admin Login link in the footer. Click this and you'll be prompted for the email address of your account (which won't necessarily be your own email, please note) and password.

Once you're logged in, you're in Edit mode and new options become available so you can make changes.In particular, note:

Toolbar in shades of dark grey, on left of screen.

Editor menu, in blue above.

That when you mouse over sections (elements) of an editable page, you see the boundaries of these, and can click to edit text, for example, in a Title or Text box.

Getting back to this page

When we ask you to visit other pages on the site, obviously, you'll lose this page :-)So, you have these options:

Click on the page you want to go to, take a look there, then click on the "back" button on your browser to bring you back here!

Click on the page you want to go to, take a look there, then click on Editing your site* on the menu and you're back here!

Open this page in a two Tabs in your browser, so you can switch back and forth between the Editing your site* page and whatever page you're viewing in the other Tab! This is the trickiest but definitely the preferred method, so feel free to"practice makes perfect" with it.

Your first edit:

Home page textClick on the Home link of your site's main menu - up on the left of your site, not the editor menu, which is blue.This will take you to the Home page, of course.​When you get there, try clicking on various text boxes... make a few changes... don't worry if it doesn't look perfect at this stage - you're just getting the feel of the Editor. When you're done, return to this page using the back button, Main menu, or switching Tabs.Pages you can not editSome pages have content that doesn't change once it's set up for you. Editing is disabled for these pages.

Examples include the Community Calendar and Contact Us pages.

You'll notice that these have asterisks * in the menu title to indicate this fact. We'll work with you to set these up when you ask us to build your KiwiSchools site.

Photo fun!

Time to upload a photo or two.

When you click on Our Photos, you'll see we've uploaded a couple of pics already so you get the picture (joke!) of how it will look later.

You'll need a suitable photo to upload now, so locate one on your computer.

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You can Add a link, or Add a caption (only appears on full/enlarged view), or Delete each image... Try adding a caption. (Red arrow)

You can also ADD a new photo or more... try that. (Blue arrow)

You can also adjust settings for existing photos... try that (Orange arrow)

Now, remember you're EDITING, not an end user viewing the site. Take a look at how the site will look to them by click on the PREVIEW button, top right hand of your browser. You'll see how the photo looks in "thumbnail" view, then, when you click on it, how good (we hope!) it looks at full size :-)

Note: People in schools take LOTS of photos. The gallery you're working with right now is not designed to handle that many images. We have alternative options for managing hundreds of photos... have a chat to your Account Manager about these.

Front Page Tips

You will notice that some pages have an * next to the text. Eg - Contact Us*You will not have access to edit these pages. The forms and information are set up with content that should be unique for your school and with no need for changes. If you need them changed, contact:office@kiwischools.co.nz

You will also be unable to view the pages with an * next to them in this editor view.If you attempt to edit a page that you do not have access to, you will get the message to the left. This will show which pages you can and can't edit.

To view the pages that you don't have access to copy and paste the following URL into a NEW window:http://preview.cloudschools.co.nz/DL8LM4It will take you to the 'view only' home page of this trial site (the version the user will see when they visit your site when it's live). From here you will be able to view all pages, including the ones you don't have access to edit.

Also, once on that 'view only' version, read the 'Quick Tour' page and have a browse of the page.

Once you have read that page, come back to the editable version of your trial site and follow the 'Editing your site 1' steps to start off your build process.

This text can be deleted to make way for your own text when ready. There will also be a copy of this text on the 'Editing your site 1' page in case you delete it.